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Mac OS X and Apple TV 1 controls

Global:

• Plus - Up
• Minus - Down
• Previous / Rewind - Left
• Next / Forward - Right
• Play / Pause - Select
• Menu - Previous Menu
• Hold Play - Full Screen
• Hold Menu - Contextual menu

Home:

• Menu - Favourites
• Hold Menu - Shutdown Menu

Browsing videos/Library:

• Hold Up/Down - Scroll list
• Hold Play - Movie Information
• Hold Menu - Contextual menu

Full Screen Video:

• Left - Step back
• Right - Step forward
• Up - Volume Up
• Down - Volume Down
• Hold Left/Right - RW/FF
• Menu - Stop
• Hold Play - OSD

Music Playlist:

• Hold Left - Move Item Up
• Hold Right - Move Item Down
• Hold Menu - Delete Item
• Hold Pay - Visualisation

Screen/GUI Calibration:

• Play - Next Calibration

Apple Remote Button Translations (for use in keymap.xml):

• 1 Up
• 2 Down
• 3 Left
• 4 Right
• 5 Play
• 6 Menu
• 7 Hold Play
• 8 Hold Menu
• 9 Hold Left
• 10 Hold Right
• 11 Hold Left
• 12 Hold Right

Buttons IDs only available on ATV (>2.3) through "Learned Remote" feature

• 70 Play
• 71 Pause
• 72 Stop
• 73 SkipPrevious
• 74 SkipNext
• 75 Rewind
• 76 Forward
• 77 Return
• 78 Enter

Extract from keymap.xml:

<joystick name="AppleRemote">
        <button id="1">Up</button>
        <button id="2">Down</button>
        <button id="3">Left</button>
        <button id="4">Right</button>
        <button id="5">Select</button>
        <button id="6">PreviousMenu</button>
        <button id="7">Fullscreen</button>
        <button id="8">ContextMenu</button>
  
  <!-- old buttons for ATV <2.2, used on OSX  -->
        <button id="9">Left</button>
        <button id="10">Right</button>
  
  <!-- Buttons IDs that are added with the "Learned Remote" feature on ATV >2.3 -->
        <button id="70">Play</button>
        <button id="71">Pause</button>
        <button id="72">Stop</button>
        <button id="73">SkipPrevious</button>
        <button id="74">SkipNext</button>
        <button id="75">Rewind</button>
        <button id="76">FastForward</button>
        <button id="77">OSD</button>
        <button id="78">ShowVideoMenu</button>
</joystick>

For details make sure to check the keymapping file in GIT

Apple TV 2 controls

See also: Alternative Joystick.AppleRemote.xml for ATV2

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(Arch)Linux

This is how to install the Apple Remote (A1294) on a Macbook under Archlinux. The IR driver is called macmini if using a different IR device find out the driver name and replace macmini. You will need to run the irrecord step below and won't be able to use the config I posted.

Install lirc using your packagemanager:

pacman -S lirc

edit /etc/conf.d/lircd.conf NOTE: the DEVICE name can differ.

 #
 # Parameters for lirc daemon
 # 

 LIRC_DEVICE="/dev/usb/hiddev1"
 LIRC_DRIVER="macmini"
 LIRC_EXTRAOPTS=""
 LIRC_CONFIGFILE="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"

create /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

 begin remote
   name  Apple_A1294_macmini
   bits            8   
   eps            30  
   aeps          100 
   one             0     0   
   zero            0     0   
   pre_data_bits   24  
   pre_data       0x87EE86
   gap          111946
   toggle_bit_mask 0x0 
      begin codes
          KEY_MENU                 0x03
          KEY_PLAY                 0x5F 0x05
          KEY_OK                   0x5C 0x05
          KEY_RIGHT                0x06
          KEY_LEFT                 0x09
          KEY_UP                   0x0A
          KEY_DOWN                 0x0C
      end codes
 end remote

If you don't have an Apple Remote A1294 (look under the battery for the model number) you must create a file with

sudo irrecord -d /dev/usb/hiddev1 -H macmini /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

OR take a look in /usr/share/lirc/remotes/apple/ OR http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/apple/ if someone else already has.

start the lirc service

sudo /etc/rc.d/lircd start

You can use the irw command to test if you have done everything right up until now. It will display button presses of the remote.

Now to xbmc:

Create ~/.xbmc/userdata/Lircmap.xml

 <lircmap>
        <remote device="Apple_A1294_macmini">
                <up>KEY_UP</up>
                <down>KEY_DOWN</down>
                <left>KEY_LEFT</left>
                <right>KEY_RIGHT</right>
                <play>KEY_PLAY</play>
                <menu>KEY_MENU</menu>
                <select>KEY_OK</select>
        </remote>
 </lircmap>